Virginia Scholarship

Scholarships for students Virginia. Some scholarships specifically open to Virginia students, and others give preference to students in Virginia.

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association ScholarshipSponsor: Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative AssociationAmount: $1,000Closing Date: February 22, 2019Description: Scholarships are open to students pursuing careers in the dairy industry, and must be a son, daughter, or employee of a Maryland or Virginia member, or the child of a Maryland or Virginia employee currently enrolled at a two or four-year accredited college, university or trade school.

George E. Allen Academic Scholarship ProgramSponsor: Allen, Allen, Allen & AllenAmount: $1,500Closing Date: March 1, 2019Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors from Virginia who have overcome adversity and show significant academic promise.

Junior Duck Stamp ContestSponsor: United States Fish & Wildlife ServiceAmount: Up to $1,000Closing Date: March 1, 2019Description: Contest is open to students in grades K-12 who attend public, private, or home schools in the United States and the U.S. territories. Contestant must draw, paint, or sketch a picture of an eligible North American waterfowl species. Deadline only for Missouri, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Virginia. Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and South Carolina deadlines have already passed, but all other states have a later deadline – see website for details.

National Italian American Foundation ScholarshipsSponsor: The National Italian American FoundationAmount: Up to $12,000Closing Date: March 1, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors, undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, medical, and legal students who will be enrolled in higher education for the Fall 2019 semester and have a GPA of at least 3.5. Applicant must have at least one ancestor who immigrated from Italy. In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships open to specific majors and state residency.

SunTrust Scholarship SweepstakesSponsor: SunTrustAmount: $500Closing Date: March 1, 2019Description: Sweepstakes is open to high school seniors and college undergraduates with permanent residence in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, or the District of Columbia. Students can enter online or by mail once during each two week drawing period.

GWSCPA Scholarship Awards ProgramSponsor: The Greater Washington Society of CPAsAmount: Up to $5,000Closing Date: March 31, 2019Description: Scholarships are open to undergraduate and graduate students who are attending a college or university located within 25 miles of the White House. Applicant must be studying accounting and planning to sit for a CPA exam.

Legacy of Life Essay & Video ScholarshipsSponsor: Washington Regional Transplant CommunityAmount: Up to $5,000Closing Date: March 31, 2019Description: Scholarships are open to high school seniors who reside in and attend high school or is home schooled in Northern Virginia, Maryland, or Washington, DC. Applicant must submit an essay or video trying to convince a given audience to register as organ, eye and tissue donors.

Esperanza Education Fund ScholarshipSponsor: The Esperanza Education FundAmount: Up to $20,000 over four yearsClosing Date: April 1, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors at a high school in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia or a recent GED grad residing in DC, Maryland or Virginia. Applicant must have been born outside the U.S. or have two parents who were born outside of the U.S. There is no citizenship or legal residence requirements.

Polish American Arts Association ScholarshipSponsor: Polish American Arts Association of Washington DCAmount: Up to $5,000Closing Date: April 1, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to American Citizens who are of Polish or Polish-American descent and who are residents of Washington DC, Maryland, or Virginia, or a student at an institution in one of these jurisdictions. Applicant must be a full-time college student, currently enrolled at an accredited college/university in the United States, with confirmed future attendance at an institution in the Summer/Fall of 2019.

SETC ScholarshipsSponsor: Southeastern Theatre Conference, Inc.Amount: VariesClosing Date: April 1, 2019Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students attending school in the 10 state region of SETC (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia). Applicant must be studying or planning to study theater or a closely related field.

Charles J. Colgan ScholarshipSponsor: Virginia Aviation Business AssociationAmount: $2,000Closing Date: April 12, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to well deserving Virginia residents who are high school seniors or current undergraduate students pursuing an aviation related career in an accredited institution.

Fourth Circuit Essay ContestSponsor: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitAmount: Up to $2,000Closing Date: April 15, 2019Description: Contest is open to current students in grades 9 through 12 from Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to freedom of speech.

UNICO National ScholarshipsSponsor: UNICOAmount: VariesClosing Date: April 15, 2019Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students who live in a state of an active UNICO Chapter. Most scholarships are open to students of Italian heritage, but there are some open to all ethnicities. In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships open specifically to Engineering, Fine Arts, Italian Studies, Medical, Nursing, and Science majors.

CASE Scholarship ProgramSponsor: Casualty Actuarial SocietyAmount: $1,500Closing Date: May 1, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to college students who have sat for an actuarial exam and have at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must attend a college or university in one of the following Southeastern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, or Virginia.

Anti-Bullying ScholarshipSponsor: Michael’s Bail Bond Co.Amount: $500Closing Date: May 15, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who attend Newport News Public Schools who exemplify how to prevent bullying and are helping to eliminate the problem of bullying in their school.